getpt (3)
NAME
getpt - open the pseudoterminal master (PTM)SYNOPSIS
#define _GNU_SOURCE /* See feature_test_macros(7) */ #include <stdlib.h> int getpt(void);
DESCRIPTION
getpt() opens a pseudoterminal master and returns its file descriptor. It is equivalent toopen(/dev/ptmx, O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY);on Linux systems, though the pseudoterminal master is located elsewhere on some systems that use GNU Libc.
RETURN VALUE
getpt() returns an open file descriptor upon successful completion. Otherwise, it returns -1 and sets errno to indicate the error.ERRORS
getpt() can fail with various errors described in open(2).VERSIONS
getpt() is provided in glibc since version 2.1.CONFORMING TO
getpt() is glibc-specific; use posix_openpt(3) instead.SEE ALSO
grantpt(3), posix_openpt(3), ptsname(3), unlockpt(3), ptmx(4), pty(7)COLOPHON
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